Country music festival given silent treatment as crowds fail to show

Christopher Knaus

The Canberra Country Music Festival was marred by disappointing crowd numbers on the weekend, prompting criticism from performers over the lack of promotion by organisers.

The three-day festival was run at the Hall Showgrounds, featuring dozens of country acts, a ute and truck muster, markets, and a host of other entertainment. But the festival failed to make a profit, and was unable to pull in large crowds.